Project Coordinator
UNC-Chapel Hill
Contract
On-site
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
$59,310.90 - $70,786 USD yearly
Position Summary
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. This is a time-limited position with an estimated duration of up to three (3) years. Reporting to the Project Manager, the Project Coordinator plays a crucial role in supporting the successful execution of various projects. This position coordinates project activities, maintains detailed project documentation, and ensures effective communication among team members and stakeholders. The Project Coordinator assists in scheduling meetings, preparing reports, and tracking project progress to ensure timely completion of deliverables. Additionally, this position will manage administrative tasks such as maintaining project files. This position engages in qualitative data coding using ATLAS .ti, a powerful tool for qualitative data analysis and utilizes this information to create comprehensive after-action maps in KUMU , a dynamic visualization platform. The Project Coordinator also uses SciWheel to conduct thorough literature reviews for the project’s aims. North Carolina is home to approximately 700,000 Veterans making them about 8 percent of the state’s adult population. In 2023, four NC cities were listed as the best places in the US for Veterans to live (Lee, H. 2023), but Veterans live in all 100 counties, 80 of which are considered rural (www.rural.gov). NC is a desirable place to live, yet 60% of the state’s Veterans are not enrolled in VA healthcare. Veterans in NC are at increased risk of poor health outcomes when they lack access to the Social Determinants of Health ( SDOH ) such as housing affordability, economic support, transportation costs and educational expenses (Taheri, et al. 2023). In response to the VA’s request for county-level maps illustrating the SDOH affecting Veterans in North Carolina, this project aims to support the Mid-Atlantic Network Office in the following ways: 1. Offer best-practice implementation guidelines and technical support to coordinate state-wide resource and referral registries for services to Veterans and their families. 2. Provide interactive maps showing distribution of Veterans as well as resources and social supports at county and census tract levels across the state of North Carolina. 3. Generate decision support tools for community partners and facilitate adoption of evidence-based practices to improve local conditions; and 4. Design training, recognition, and designation systems to promote Veteran-healthy activities in community organizations and regional networks.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
- Proven experience in coordinating multiple tasks, maintaining detailed records, or ensuring the timely completion of project deliverables. - Experience working in a public health setting, such as a government health department, non-profit organization, community health center, or academic institution. - Demonstrated ability to identify issues, develop effective solutions, and implement corrective actions to ensure projects remain on track. - Demonstrated experience working with qualitative software such as ATLAS .ti – Familiarity with project management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. - Prior experience working on grant-funded projects at UNC -Chapel Hill. - Experience working with or interacting with veteran populations and/or veteran support organizations. - Demonstrated knowledge of health regulations and laws to ensure all project activities comply with relevant standards. - Experience using software such as Atlas.ti, Kumu, SciWheel, Dedoose, MaxQDA, or QSR NVivo. - Knowledge of Geographic Information System ( GIS ) Mapping
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM with occasional need for evenings or weekends
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. This is a time-limited position with an estimated duration of up to three (3) years. Reporting to the Project Manager, the Project Coordinator plays a crucial role in supporting the successful execution of various projects. This position coordinates project activities, maintains detailed project documentation, and ensures effective communication among team members and stakeholders. The Project Coordinator assists in scheduling meetings, preparing reports, and tracking project progress to ensure timely completion of deliverables. Additionally, this position will manage administrative tasks such as maintaining project files. This position engages in qualitative data coding using ATLAS .ti, a powerful tool for qualitative data analysis and utilizes this information to create comprehensive after-action maps in KUMU , a dynamic visualization platform. The Project Coordinator also uses SciWheel to conduct thorough literature reviews for the project’s aims. North Carolina is home to approximately 700,000 Veterans making them about 8 percent of the state’s adult population. In 2023, four NC cities were listed as the best places in the US for Veterans to live (Lee, H. 2023), but Veterans live in all 100 counties, 80 of which are considered rural (www.rural.gov). NC is a desirable place to live, yet 60% of the state’s Veterans are not enrolled in VA healthcare. Veterans in NC are at increased risk of poor health outcomes when they lack access to the Social Determinants of Health ( SDOH ) such as housing affordability, economic support, transportation costs and educational expenses (Taheri, et al. 2023). In response to the VA’s request for county-level maps illustrating the SDOH affecting Veterans in North Carolina, this project aims to support the Mid-Atlantic Network Office in the following ways: 1. Offer best-practice implementation guidelines and technical support to coordinate state-wide resource and referral registries for services to Veterans and their families. 2. Provide interactive maps showing distribution of Veterans as well as resources and social supports at county and census tract levels across the state of North Carolina. 3. Generate decision support tools for community partners and facilitate adoption of evidence-based practices to improve local conditions; and 4. Design training, recognition, and designation systems to promote Veteran-healthy activities in community organizations and regional networks.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
- Proven experience in coordinating multiple tasks, maintaining detailed records, or ensuring the timely completion of project deliverables. - Experience working in a public health setting, such as a government health department, non-profit organization, community health center, or academic institution. - Demonstrated ability to identify issues, develop effective solutions, and implement corrective actions to ensure projects remain on track. - Demonstrated experience working with qualitative software such as ATLAS .ti – Familiarity with project management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. - Prior experience working on grant-funded projects at UNC -Chapel Hill. - Experience working with or interacting with veteran populations and/or veteran support organizations. - Demonstrated knowledge of health regulations and laws to ensure all project activities comply with relevant standards. - Experience using software such as Atlas.ti, Kumu, SciWheel, Dedoose, MaxQDA, or QSR NVivo. - Knowledge of Geographic Information System ( GIS ) Mapping
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM with occasional need for evenings or weekends